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Omanyala and Thomas headline Kip Keino Classic

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South Africa's Bayanda Walaza (right) and Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala (centre) and South Africa's Shaun Maswanganyi during the 100m race at the 2025 Absa Kip Keino Classic - World Continental Tour Gold in Nairobi. [AFP] 

The Kip Keino Classic, the only World Athletics Continental Tour gold-level meet in Africa, will return for its seventh edition tomorrow in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, with a first-ever night schedule, Wavelight technology and a star-studded field among the highlights.

At the refurbished Nyayo National Stadium, attention will focus on whether Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala, widely known as the "Fastest Man in Africa," can set a new mark on home soil in the men's 100 metres.

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